by Bonnie Harris | Dec 4, 2025 | Confident Parents, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Generational Trauma, Holidays, Mental Health
Big Feelings over Family Gatherings? It’s the holidays! And family gatherings bring warmth, familiarity, and celebration, but they also stir up old stories, unspoken expectations, complicated dynamics, and emotional landmines. During the holidays, many of us find...
by Bonnie Harris | Nov 13, 2025 | Anxiety, Confident Parents, Mental Health
When New Dad Anxiety Shows Up My neighbors are first time parents. Pregnancy and parenthood was a long road for them. So, when the baby finally came, they felt educated and ready. Well, as most of us learn after becoming parents, things don’t always go to plan and...
by Bonnie Harris | Sep 5, 2025 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Bullying, Communication, Confident Parents, education, Empathy, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health, Newsletter, Teens
If you’ve ever sat across from your middle schooler, bewildered by their mood swings, sharp comments, or sudden silence, you are not alone. Most parents, myself included, describe these years as some of the most challenging in raising children. And most kids, if you...
by Bonnie Harris | Aug 21, 2025 | Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health, Special Needs
Just Listen… Parenting advice can feel like an endless to-do list—set boundaries, keep routines, encourage independence, be present, watch for red flags—it’s easy to forget one of the simplest, most powerful tools we have for connection: listening. Not listening while...
by Bonnie Harris | Jul 21, 2025 | Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Expectations, Mental Health
We, parents, want to “do it all well.” We want to be good parents, make the right choices, and give our kids the best. That’s a beautiful thing. It shows how deeply we care about their well-being and future. But sometimes, our desire to “get it right” can actually...
by Bonnie Harris | Jul 7, 2025 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, Empathy, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Expectations, Generational Trauma, Mental Health, Teens
A brief excerpt from “The Letter Your Teenager Can’t Write You” by Gretchen Schmelzer, originally posted on June 23, 2015: Dear Parent: This is the letter I wish I could write. This fight we are in right now. I need it. I need this fight. I can’t...
